The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
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Page ix
... travellers . Palestine is commonly entered from the south ; and Hebron , Bethlehem , and Jerusalem are among the first places visited by tourists . Dr. Thomson enters it from the north , and the places which other travellers usually ...
... travellers . Palestine is commonly entered from the south ; and Hebron , Bethlehem , and Jerusalem are among the first places visited by tourists . Dr. Thomson enters it from the north , and the places which other travellers usually ...
Page xiv
... travelling companion acts merely as usher , to introduce what needs to be introduced . It is merely a device to smooth the transition from topic to topic , and from scene to scene , as occasion may require . This , in its present ...
... travelling companion acts merely as usher , to introduce what needs to be introduced . It is merely a device to smooth the transition from topic to topic , and from scene to scene , as occasion may require . This , in its present ...
Page 19
... travelling - Chariots - Roads . Kharûb - tree- " Husks . " The sycamore - its figs . Moslems at worship - postures . Repetitions in prayer . BEIRUT . OUR first walk in the Land of Promise ! Gate of a city . An Eastern Letter - writer ...
... travelling - Chariots - Roads . Kharûb - tree- " Husks . " The sycamore - its figs . Moslems at worship - postures . Repetitions in prayer . BEIRUT . OUR first walk in the Land of Promise ! Gate of a city . An Eastern Letter - writer ...
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... travelling through the island , I climbed , with infinite toil , the northern range of mountains to a giddy pinnacle , not far from the ruined but romantic castle of Bûffavento , and from it the higher half of Lebanon looked like a huge ...
... travelling through the island , I climbed , with infinite toil , the northern range of mountains to a giddy pinnacle , not far from the ruined but romantic castle of Bûffavento , and from it the higher half of Lebanon looked like a huge ...
Page 28
... traveller . " They are in retired corners , and must be sought for , and are opened only to those who knock ; and when the sun goes down , and the night comes on , they are shut and locked . It is then too late.9 I see we shall never ...
... traveller . " They are in retired corners , and must be sought for , and are opened only to those who knock ; and when the sun goes down , and the night comes on , they are shut and locked . It is then too late.9 I see we shall never ...
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